Two big announcements about neutrinos and gravitational waves on the same day

niktemadur, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

Everything said in that NANOgrav link is mind-blowing.

Slow, undulating waves in spacetime. Detected via observations of triangulated pulsars.

Now THIS is what I love in humanity.
It's playful. It's clever. In fact, it's brilliant. It's the sense of curiosity and discovery. It's about finding the unexpected and even the unimaginable.

EDIT: It's like the man said...

"We’re using a gravitational-wave detector the size of the galaxy that’s made out of exotic stars, which just blows my mind,” exclaims National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Dr. Scott Ransom.

I'm picking up Nobel Prize vibes here.

slake-moth, 10 months ago

This was on NANOGrav's site: Scientists use Exotic Stars to Tune into Hum from Cosmic Symphony and NASA's

AmidFuror, 10 months ago

Something bent space-time and made tomorrow July 29th.

style99, 10 months ago

I'm bracing for disappointment from IceCube, but hopefully NANOGrav will more than make up for it.

RiikkaTheIcePrincess, 10 months ago

Good they announced that they'd be making an announcement. An unannounced announcement could surprise someone!

tallwookie, 10 months ago

all aboard the hypetrain?

CFinley97, 10 months ago

I'm always aboard.

But seriously, even small developments are so fascinating. This takes me back to 2015 and the excitement of the gravity wave news.

phosphorik, 10 months ago

The hell? That wasn’t 2015, that was just like a year or two ago.

…Right?

ivanafterall, 10 months ago

That's what they said. 2015. A year or two ago. Same thing.